The attack is believed to have been carried out by the Hezbollah...
On Monday an Indian national man from Kerala was killed and another two were injured after an anti-tank missile fired from Lebanon struck an orchard near Israel's northern border community of Margaliot. All three victims hail from Kerala.
Zaki Heller, spokesperson for rescue services Magen David Adom (MDA) said, that the missile hit a plantation in Margaliot a moshav (collective agricultural community), in the Galilee region in the north of Israel around 11 am on Monday.
An official said, the deceased has been identified as Patnibin Maxwell from Kollam in Kerala adding that his mortal remains were recognized in Ziv hospital. The injured identified as Bush Joseph George and Paul Melvin were injured who were taken to hospitals for treatment.
George was taken to the Beilinson hospital in Petah Tikva after suffering injuries on face and body. He underwent an operation, is recovering well, and has been kept under observation. He could speak with his family in India.
Melvin was slightly injured and is hospitalized at Ziv Hospital in the northern Israeli city of Safed. He is from the Idukki district of Kerala.
The attack is believed to have been carried out by the Hezbollah faction in Lebanon, which has been launching rockets, missiles, and drones at northern Israel daily since October 8 in support of Hamas amid the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.
The Israel Defence Forces said on Monday that they responded by shelling the launch site with artillery. It also struck a Hezbollah compound where members of the group were gathered in the southern Lebanon town of Chihine, and another site belonging to Hezbollah in Ayta ash-Shab, the Israeli military said.
Hezbollah has been launching attacks on Israel's northern communities and military posts since October 8 saying it is doing so to support Gaza.
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